Kohli-led India best West Indies

Neither India nor the West Indies made any changes to their playing eleven.

(Jas)On winning the toss, Holder, the West Indies’ skipper, inserted the visitors.

Owing to rain, the ground was wet at the start of India’s innings.

And the match was reduced to a 43-overs-a-side match.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the ninth over. They scored 57, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off eight overs (48 balls). The West Indies had conceded three extras at that point. While the contribution of Ajinkya Rahane, the player of the match, to the partnership was 22, Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to it was 27.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 10^th and the 35^th over. They scored 166, and lost three wickets.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 49 balls.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 95 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Rahane was batting on 33, Dhawan was batting on 58.

India’s openers put on 100 off 16.4 overs (100 balls). The West Indies had conceded four extras at that point. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 62.

Dhawan, whose 59-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 63. A hundred and ten balls into the match, he was stumped by Shai Hope. Ashley Nurse broke the 114-run partnership.

Rahane’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 56 balls.

India scored 150 off 24.2 overs (146 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave the West Indies no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 32, the contribution of Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

A hundred and sixty-three balls into the match, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Rahane was the batsman. It was struck down by Guyanese umpire Nigel Duguid.

Thirty overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 192 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Rahane was batting on 90, Kohli was batting on 31.

India scored 200 off 31.5 overs (191 balls). The West Indies had conceded eight extras at that point.

Rahane’s ton – which included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 102 balls.

He eventually scored 103 off 104 balls. Ninety-four balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, Miguel Cummins broke the 97-run partnership.

Hardik Pandya, who faced five balls, scored four. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Cummins. Alzarri Joseph broke the 12-run stand.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 43^rd over. They scored 87, and lost a couple of wickets.

Kohli’s ton – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 49 balls.

India scored 250 off 37.4 overs (227 balls). The West Indies had conceded nine extras at that point.

Yuvraj Singh, who faced 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Nineteen balls after Pandya’s dismissal, he was caught by Hope. Holder broke the 31-run stand.

Kohli, whose 66-ball innings included four boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 87. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Nurse. Joseph broke the 31-run stand.

India scored 300 off 42.4 overs (260 balls). The West Indies had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Both Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav scored 13, and were unbeaten. While the former’s run-a-ball innings included a boundary, the latter’s six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

The West Indies eventually conceded 13 extras. India scored 310 for the loss of five wickets off 43 overs.

Jonathan Carter, who bowled a ball, conceded a couple. He was wicketless, as was Devendra Bishoo, who bowled nine overs, conceding 60.

Cummins, who bowled eight overs, conceded 57. He picked up a wicket.

Holder, who bowled 8.5 overs, conceded 76. He picked up a wicket.

Nurse, who bowled nine overs, conceded 38. He picked up a wicket.

Joseph, who bowled eight overs, conceded 73. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the ninth over. They scored 28, and lost a couple of wickets.

Three dot balls into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Kieran Powell, the batsman, faced three balls, didn’t open his account. It was upheld by Duguid. The West Indies’ openers D(hon)idn’t get off the (Ku)mark. He was caught behind off the bowling of Bhuvneshwar.

Jason Mohammed, who faced eight balls, didn’t open his account. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Pandya. Kumar broke the four-run stand.

The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 10^th and the 35^th over. They scored 139, and lost three wickets.

The West Indies scored 50 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 72 balls. While Hope’s contribution to the partnership was 41, Evin Lewis was in seventh heaven. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 54 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Hope was batting on 41, Lewis was in seventh heaven.

Hope’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 65 balls.

Lewis, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 21. A hundred and three balls after Mohammed’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dhoni. Kuldeep Yadav broke the 89-run partnership.

The West Indies scored 100 off 23 overs (138 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Thirty-three balls after Lewis’ dismissal, India sought a bowling review. Hope, the batsman, faced 88 balls, eventually conceded 81. It was upheld by New Zealand umpire Chris Gaffaney. He was trapped leg before wicket by Kuldeep, who broke the 19-run stand.

Carter, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Twenty-three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ravichandran Ashwin, who broke the 20-run stand.

It was at that point that the second drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 132 for the loss of five wickets at that point. Holder was batting on eight.

The West Indies scored 150 off 32.1 overs (193 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The third Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 43^rd over. They scored 38, and lost a wicket.

Holder, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 29. Forty-four balls after Carter’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dhoni. Kuldeep broke the 42-run stand.

The West Indies scored 200 off 41.2 overs (balls).

Roston Chase, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Nurse, who scored 19. His 25-ball innings included a boundary.

The West Indies, who eventually scored 205 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 43 overs, lost by 105 runs.

Yuvraj, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 25.

Umesh Yadav, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 36.

Pandya, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 32.

Ashwin, who bowled nine overs, conceded 47. He picked up a wicket.

Kumar bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded nine, picking up a couple of wickets.

Kuldeep, who bowled nine overs, conceded 50. He picked up three scalps.

India led the five-match series 1-0.